following from cbs news/"the new york times"/quinnipiac shows the president up five points. in florida, just a single point separates the two candidates. the president had a nine-point lead in september. it's a similar story in virginia where mitt romney has closed the president's lead to within two points. and when it comes to early voting, the president is ahead in both ohio and florida. >> you know, mika, obviously, the key issue in ohio and across the country, but especially ohio, has been the economy. >> right. >> this poll, not good news for mitt romney. the president still maintains a five-point lead. and you dig into the numbers inside of that poll, and you see why. >> well, okay. we can move on. the same cbs news/"new york times" show 52% of people there feel the economy is getting better. 47% think the economy is staying the same or getting worse. and when asked who cares more about the needs of people like them, president obama leads mitt romney by almost 18 points. >> put up that last poll screen, though. because if somebody's just cooking breakfast for their kid